Velu, Shri Rangasamy Constituency   : Arakkonam (Tamil Nadu) Party Name     : Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)

Father’s Name Shri Rangasamy Mother’s Name Smt. Ellammal Date of Birth 26 Jul 1940 Place of Birth Pudupalayam, Distt.Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 09 Feb 1968 Spouse’s Name Smt. Malliga No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications B.L., M.A. (Eco), M.B.A., Higher Diploma in Cooperation and Higher Diploma in Cooperative Management Educated at Madras University, Cooperative Management Institute, Chennai and Cooperative Management Institute, Moscow (Russia) Permanent Address 30, Cooperative Colony, Sriram Nagar, Chennai – 600 018 (Tamil Nadu) Present Address 58, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi – 110 003 Tels. (011)24655169, 24655170(R) 23388190, 23382490(O) Fax: 23381634(O), 24655169 (R) Positions Held

2004 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha

May 2004 onwards Union Minister of State, Railways

29 March, 2009 Resigned from Union Minister of State, Railways

Social And Cultural Activities Doing social work in slums and also promoting literacy among poor Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading Sports and Clubs Member, (i) Cosmopolitan Club, Chennai; (ii) Andhra Club, Chennai Countries Visited Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, U.K. and United States Other Information Officer of Indian Administrative Service, 1989-2002; worked as Additional Registrar, Cooperative Societies; Member, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission; worked as District Collector; Director of Municipal Administration and Joint Commissioner, Revenue Administration

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